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+Zstandard Documentation
+=======================
+
+This directory contains material defining the Zstandard format,
+as well as for help using the `zstd` library.
+
+__`zstd_compression_format.md`__ : This document defines the Zstandard compression format.
+Compliant decoders must adhere to this document,
+and compliant encoders must generate data that follows it.
+
+__`educational_decoder`__ : This directory contains an implementation of a Zstandard decoder,
+compliant with the Zstandard compression format.
+It can be used, for example, to better understand the format,
+or as the basis for a separate implementation a Zstandard decoder/encoder.
+
+__`zstd_manual.html`__ : Documentation on the functions found in `zstd.h`.
+See [http://zstd.net/zstd_manual.html](http://zstd.net/zstd_manual.html) for
+the manual released with the latest official `zstd` release.
+
+